National Wattle Day

Maria Hitchcock, known as The Wattle Lady, is responsible for gazettal of
Acacia pycnantha as Australia's National Floral Emblem and gazettal of
National Wattle Day on 1st September each year. She is the author of 'Wattle'
(AGPS, 1991), 'Correas' (Rosenberg 2010) and is a Life Member of the Australian Plants Society.

Maria is a retired High School teacher who lives in Amidale, NSW. She holds
a Masters with Honours degree in Aboriginal Studies and a BA with a major
in Botany. Maria is a passionate supporter of Wattle Day and hopes to see the
day receive the widespread recognition it deserves.

Wear a spray of Wattle

and your allegiance pay

To the emblem of your country

For this is Wattle Day

Sydney Morning Herald 1916

National Wattle Day is celebrated throughout Australia on the
1st September each year. The day was originally conceived as
a day to demonstrate patriotism for the new nation of Australia
by wearing a sprig of wattle. The day now has wider significance as a day to celebrate our natural environment, our flora, our rainforests and bushland, our coastal heathlands and desert dunes. The sprig of wattle should encourage us to preserve our fragile environment, so that future generations will experience the joy of seeing our bushland light up each spring with golden bloom.

National Wattle Day gives us a chance to demonstrate our
collective pride in all things Australian. For many years now
our athletes have worn green and gold, our national colours
inspired by the Wattle.

For review copies of book, please contact

Scilla Rosenberg
Rosenberg Publishing
scilla@rosenbergpub.com.au

New book
to be launched on
National Wattle Day
September 1,
2012

at the
Australian National Botanic Gardens
Canberra

by the
Hon. Peter Garrett Minister for Schools

in the
Theatrette
at 11.00 am

All welcome

RSVP John Turnbull
jturnbul@bigpond.net.au
by 27th August

Wattle is the best known and most loved of all our native flora. This book is a revised edition of 'Wattle' (AGPS 1991). lt expands on that earlier book. New features include Wattle Day memories and a wealth of suggestions for schools and the community to help them celebrate future Wattle Days. There are additional poems in the anthology and special sections have been inserted outlining a brief history of the Wattle Day Asociation. the amazing story of the Hiroshima connection. an explanation of the botaniel battle for Australia's retention of the name Acacia and a detailed summary of the debate about wattle and allergies. Beautifully illustrated throughout with almost 20O photogaphs and watercolours of wattles as well as many archival photos.

304 pages 240 x 180 mm 250 colour plates
Paperback RRP $29.95

Contents include:
Foreword by Peter Garrett
History of the Wattle Day Movement
The Wattle Day Association
Australia's National Floral Emblem
Botanical and Horticultural Information
Memories of Wattle Day
The Hiroshima Connection
Let's Celebrate Wattle Day
ldeas for Schools and Community Groups
Wattle Groves, Windbreaks and Nature Trails
Planning and design, garden construction, planting out and maintenance
Propagation of Wattle Seed
Anthology of Wattle Poetry
Wattle Stories and Plays
Wattle Songs and Music
References and lndexes

Image of Acacia pycnantha from Australian National Botanic Gardens www.anbg.gov.au